Dear Parents and Carers
As we approach the end of the year, it is always a time of change and transition. Another year has flown by and so it is the time to say a fond farewell to our Year Six pupils. I cannot be prouder of how they adapted to the changes, and challenges they have been presented during their time at Chadwell. I saw many of them start their journey at Chadwell as a child in Nursery and have seen all of them grow and mature into fine young adults and I know that they will continue to be successful learners who will achieve their dreams. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you the very best of luck at secondary school.
Along with the Year Sixes, there are several other people Chadwell will be saying goodbye to:
At half term (end of May 2025) we bid a fond farewell to Mr Jennings (Caretaker) and Mrs Jennings (LSPA), who had both been valued members of the Chadwell community for 12 and 25 years, respectively. We wished them both a happy and fulfilling retirement.
Ms Gilder (LSPA) is moving on to a role in a new school.
Ms Reid (Nursery Nurse) has secured a paid work-based role including training as a Speech and Language Therapist.
Mrs Ijaz (Reception class teacher) has secured a teaching post in a neighbouring borough.
I thank them all for their dedication over the past 7–8 years and wish them every success in their new ventures.
Finally, have a great Summer break and I look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday 3rd September for the new academic year.
Kind regards,
Mr Walker
Executive Headteacher
Dates to Remember: 2025-2026
INSET Days
Monday 1st September 2025 and
Tuesday 2nd September 2025
School reopens for the new school year on Wednesday 3rd September 2025 at 8.50am
This year, we sadly have three members of staff leaving Chadwell. We are extremely sorry to see them go however, we fully support their decision. We would like to wish Ms. Ijaz, Mrs Reid and Miss Gilder the very best of luck in their next chapter.
Dear Parents/carers,
After seven wonderful years at Chadwell Primary School, the time has come for me to say goodbye. It was a difficult to decision to make but I will now be working at a school closer to home and my children.
It has been an absolute privilege to be part of this community and to work with so many amazing children over the years. Watching them learn, grow and flourish has brought me such joy. I have made memories with them that I will carry with me.
I have also had the honour of working alongside the most incredible team of staff. Their dedication, warmth, and support have made Chadwell feel like a second home, and I will miss them dearly.
To all of you – thank you. Your kindness, support, and trust have meant so much to me. I am especially grateful for the lovely messages I’ve received over the years.
Wishing you all a restful and joyful summer break. May the future bring your children happiness, success and plenty of laughter.
Miss Ijaz
Dear Parents/carers,
After 7 amazing years at Chadwell Primary School it's time for me to begin a new chapter. Working with so many children over the years has given me countless memories. I've grown so much here, I'll always carry a part of Chadwell with me.
Thank you to all the staff, children and families who made this chapter unforgettable.
With heartfelt thanks
Mrs Reid
Dear Parents/carers,
After 8 wonderful years as a LSPA at Chadwell Primary School, the time has come for me to say goodbye. It has been an absolute privilege to support and work alongside such amazing children, dedicated staff, and a caring school community.
As I take the next step in my journey to focus on personal development and explore new opportunities, I leave with a heart full of gratitude. I will truly miss the smiling faces, daily laughter, and the incredible memories I’ve made here.
Thank you all for the support, kindness, and friendship over the years. Chadwell will always hold a special place in my heart.
Warmest wishes, Miss Gilder
The Summer Fair took place on Friday 4th July, the finally!
The playground was filled with lots of families enjoying
Together we managed to raise over £2000 which is fantastic.
We would like to thank everyone for their continued forward to more exciting events next year.
weather was beautiful and we managed to hold it outside, enjoying the various games and activities on offer. fantastic. support and look
On Wednesday 9th July, we were very pleased to open our doors once again for our annual Exhibition Evening. This was a great opportunity to showcase to our parents and carers examples of work completed by the children of Chadwell Primary.
Cultural Day was a remarkable day. The whole school wore their cultural clothes or colours of their flags. Mrs Peungiez taught all the pupils songs in different languages. Performers were amazing and the songs were so beautifully sung by all the pupils.
During Cultural Day, we took photos, spoke about our cultures in the classrooms and listening to music from around the world.
School Council 2024-2025
On the 9th, 10th and 11th July, parents were invited to attend our first ever festival singing performances in the mornings. Every child in years 1-6 took part in an outdoor performance showcasing songs they had been learning for the past 8 weeks. As a special focus, to celebrate Culture week, we selected a variety of songs from different cultures and origins, many of which were sung in the original language as well as translated versions. In years 1-2, songs were sung from Romania, Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria as well as a couple of English songs. Joel, Destiny and Amaia led one of the songs brilliantly! In Years 34, songs were sung from Japan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ghana as well as an American folk song which is a protest song against the futility of war. In years 5-6, songs were sung including a Kashmiri song, a Congolese song, a Ghanaian song and a song from Jamaica’s own Bob Marley in Reggae style. All of the performances culminated in everyone singing Musicmakesme , a song celebrating music as a form of expression. The children sang and performed brilliantly. Year 5-6 are to be commended on their beautiful polyphonic singing in the Congolese song and managing the complicated lyrics of Kashmiri song, HukusBukus , year 3-4 on their enthusiastic sound and years 1-2 on theirjoyful actions and confident singing. As this was our first time doing this type of performance, we weren’t sure how it would go but we were delighted with it and thank the many parents who attended to support and stood in the scorching hot sun!
It was so nice to see the kiddies sing songs, in their from the different cultures wearing their colourful clothes. I know the Bengali parents must have felt so happy that a Bengali song was included. I personally loved che che kuleh!We sang this in our school too! As a parent who grew up in tower hamlets where both my schools were 80percent Bengali it makes me so happy to move to an area where our ethnicities are celebrated and kids can grow in a multicultural setting.That is such a precious and beneficial trait of this school, which I am sure you will know.
Message from our parent governor about Cultural week S. Shelley
The Chadwell Primary School football team kicked off their academic year in exciting fashion with a thrilling away match against Farnham Green Primary School. The game, played over two 20-minute halves at Farnham Green, was the first fixture of the season for both schools and proved to be a highly entertaining encounter packed with energy, determination, and plenty of goals.
Representing Chadwell with pride and passion were Elias, Kaya, Abdullah, Hosea, Dillan, Aidan S, Aiden A, Stoimen, Benjamin, Zain, Adam, and Yousef, each playing a vital role in the team’s strong performance. From the first whistle, both teams displayed great enthusiasm and attacking intent, keeping parents engaged throughout. Despite some strong opposition, Chadwell managed to edge the contest with a hard-fought 3-2 victory, showcasing teamwork, resilience, and a promising start to the football season. The close score-line reflected the competitive spirit of the match, with every player contributing to a memorable and encouraging opening fixture
We were very pleased to welcome Ryan Scott, a professional 4x100m relay sprinter and former Team GB athlete, whom visited our school today to inspire and motivate our pupils to get active and enjoy physical movement. Throughout the day, all children from Reception to Year 6 took part in four fun and energetic exercises designed to get their hearts pumping and bodies moving. Ryan brought an infectious energy that encouraged every child to give their best effort and enjoy being active. The day concluded with a powerful and inspirational assembly, where Ryan shared hisjourney as an athlete, spoke about the importance of perseverance and a healthy lifestyle, and left the children feeling motivated and proud of their efforts.
Picture - Ryan showing the children his Gold Medal that he won in Delhi 2010.
I wouldjust like to say a big thank you to School Council. They have worked well together as a team and have showed creativity with some of the ideas they have discussed in our meetings.
Thank you to Daniel, Sophia and Harleen for being great leaders. It is time for them to step down and for the new Chairperson and two vice-chairs to take their place.
Welcome Veer as Chairperson and Harleen and Athena as vice-chairs. I look forward to working with you in September.
Mrs Turner
Chadwell were invited to send a group to perform at Goodmayes Primary School on the 13th June 2025. This was a collaboration between all the schools in the local area who work together. Each school sent a group to perform something on the theme of unity Amongst the nine schools, nearly all the schools gave a lovely performance of a song. One school performed a Bhangra dance and another had a pianist and a dancer! Chadwell decided to be different and we brought along our Drumming club. They performed a piece called ‘One Step at a time’ using West African djembes. It has complicated polyrhythms in the chorus and then unison episodes in a Rondo structure. At the end we all sang WearetheWorld , received a trophy and certificates and then we ate lunch together. It was a really fun day and the children’s performance was really impressive!
It was time for our end of year Music Extravaganza. 74 Children from years 4-6 gave a wonderful performance to an audience of 140 parents on Tuesday 15th July. As well as some solos from piano, flute, clarinet and violin students, ranging from Year 1 to year 6 children, our wonderful school orchestra of 40 children performed pieces including Edelweiss. Our choir wowed with a selection including songs from the recent movie Wicked.
All the children performed Mrs Peugniez’s HauntedHouse.And the Aurora Orchestra’s MusicMakesme!Our drumming club showed their versatility with Samba performances and Djembe drums as well Our youngest group, Recorder club, gave fun performances of some upbeat pieces. It was a superb evening! The children conducted themselves with professionalism.
With thanks to Mr Winand, Miss Do and Miss McKean who teach the music lessons in school. Especial thanks to Miss McKean who has been teaching at the school for at least 20 years and who is retiring.
This year’s concert was, without doubt, the best so far: the variety of song and activity was superb, the organisation and orchestration of each act was exemplary (and so complex); the enthusiasm of the performers was heart-warming and the skill and expertise on show was of the highest order with many pupils frantically multi-tasking. The orchestra, the recorder club and the solo instrumentalists seem to improve year-on-year, the drumming becomes ever more rhythmic while the singing gets clearer and more confident every time that the members of the choir take to the stage.
It was wonderful to see the multi-cultural mix of all the acts and it was particularly heartening to see that almost 33% of the choir is now made up of boys...and very enthusiastic boys at that.
This is an experience that will live long in the memory of all the performers (and some very proud members of the audience) and it is thisjoyful participation in such a communal activity that encapsulates the Chadwell ethos. It was great to see the individual performances but most heartening was the fact that there was a Yr1 and a Yr2 pupil standing in front of such a large audience ( nearly 100 people I think) getting their first experiences of a real musical performance as they played their violin and cello. This sort of bravery was also reflected in the piano recitals done across the age range with a real development as the players got older (obviously Adeeva is a real role model here!).
There was so much talent on show but what was also very noticeable was the respect and attention shown by all the pupils who were on stage at any given time to their peers during their performances. This was obviously helped by all the members of staff who had given up their time to support and help with the event. This too can never be underestimated.
The drumming club is always a highlight but, for me, the core strengths of the school could be seen best in the choir – particularly during the rousing finale of “Music Makes Me” in which the whole “cast” of almost 70 pupils gave the audience a superb, highly-charged send-off.
Much thanks and many, many congratulations to all the staff and students involved – particularly, as always, to Ms Peugniez. What an absolutely wonderful “note” on which to end another successful term.
John Hickman
Governor
Congratulations to Solomon inYear 5 who was awarded the London Music Fund scholarship. He has shown real promise in his flute playing since September when he began the flute and has been awarded flute lessons for 4 years and the opportunity to take part in additional activities to progress his flute playing!
In the Summer term, a group of Year 5 & 6 took park in Scholars’ Club. The children had an inspiring experience of university-style learning beyond the curriculum, through seven tutorials taught by a PhD tutor and a trip to SOAS –University of London.
Well done to Mehtab, Charlize, Anabia, Juwairiyah, Miftaha, Muntasir, Rachit, Vansh, Zaynab, Fatimah, Veer, Umar, Yahya & Abdullah for their hardwork and participation.
This term year 5 had the opportunity to take part in a Portals to the Past. Greek Workshop, covering everything from the warring city states, the birth of democracy and Greek legends to Alexander the Great and Greek culture.
The morning workshop consisted of a short introduction to Greek life and culture, followed by four engaging activities:
A Greek quiz, with loads of fun Greek facts for the children to discover Archimedes’ Stomachion – the oldest known mathematical puzzle Petteia, the Greek strategy game Myths and legends – the children are transported to a Greek theatre where they re-enact Greek myths and legends
After lunch, our Greek warrior demonstrated his skills using his weapons and armour. Then the differences between the city states of Athens and Sparta were explored, the children took a lesson in democracy, which was followed by a mini Olympic Games.
The story of the great battle of Gaugamela between Alexander the Great and King Darius rounded off an engaging and fun day.
